Lexicon of Computer and Video Game Makers

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Spielmacher: The encyclopedia of video and computer game programmers, designers and producers, teams and companies. It took "Pong" & Co. just three decades to establish themselves as a mass medium and art form alongside literature, film and music. Behind the triumph of the interactive pixels are talented technicians and creatives, innovative studios and visionary companies. Spielmacher presents the people, teams and companies behind 30 years of computer and video games in an organized and detailed manner. The encyclopedia portrays the technicians, designers and producers, the geniuses and madmen behind the most progressive entertainment medium. Gamemakers describes successes and failures, the rise and fall of current and legendary software companies such as Atari, Sega and Nintendo, Activision, Microprose and Sierra. The innovations of small teams are presented, as is the strategy of electronics and IT companies when entering the industry. The global guide to video game history and the industry includes: With answers to questions like: Who swallowed whom and what happened to the acquired development studios and companies? Which game companies entered the film business and with what results? Who sued whom and when in 35 years of video games? Which companies were ruined by copyright law and the like? Who were the first 3D programmers, the first CD-ROM developers, the first online architects – and what became of them? Which game designers traveled to the South Pole, who gave up their company to sail around the world, who launched into space? Reading samples here: click

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Lexicon of Computer and Video Game Makers, Winnie Forster First edition: 400 pages, with tables, detailed indices, over 100 photos and illustrations. ISBN: 978-3-00-021584-1